Akpan Bassey says Akwa United have high expectations in the Nigerian Premier Football League

Akpan Bassey says Akwa United have high hopes in this season’s Nigerian Premier Football League
 

Ten-man Akwa United forced Sunshine Stars to a 1-1 draw in match day one of the Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday.

Goal caught up with Akpan Bassey, a goalkeeper of the Promise Keepers shortly after the tantalising clash at the Akure Township Stadium.

“God is the secret of the Promise Keepers. He has always kept his promises to us,” Bassey told Goal.

“Akwa United is a team that is dedicated to God. The team is a united set-up.We have an outstanding technical crew led by coach Maurice Cooreman. He understands the whole set-up and knows what he wants.

Coaches Association gets new exco …as first female chairperson emerges BY Emmanuel Akpan

The new executive members of   Akwa Ibom  State Sports Council of Coaches  Association have been sworn in to pilot the affairs of the association for the next four years.

The exco are: Mrs. Esther  Udofia as Chairperson, Ita Ntukidem, Vice chairman, Hanson Udoh, Secretary, Esther Idio, Assistant Secretary, Enefiok  Alexander , Treasurer , Ofonmbuk  Okon, Financial Secretary , Idongesit  Jimmy,  Internal  Auditor, Joseph  Mbakara, Welfare Officer  while  Offiong Offiong   is the P.R.O.

The new executive emerged after a free and fair election which was conducted at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, last week Thursday.

   Swearing in the exco, The out-going chairman, Coach   Ime Uko expressed happiness to all the contestants for   their manner of conduct during campaigns and after election. He called on those who could not make it at the election to join hands as well as support the new executive in order to move the association forward.  He congratulated   them for emerging winners after the election and charged them to work harder in order to uplift the standard of the members as well as the welfare of members which is their primary responsibilities.

Akwa Starlets Chairman meets team supporters

The new Chairman of Akwa Starlets  Football Club, Hon. Emmanuel Ibah last Friday met with supporters of the team for a formal introduction as well as familiarity visit since his emergence as the club chairman.

The meeting took place at the Supporters’ Club House in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Addressing the supporters, Hon. Emmanuel Ibah said his visit to the supporters was to meet and know them as his administration in the club is willing to carry all members along.

Akwa Starlets win first home match BY EMMANUEL AKPAN

Akwa Starlets Foot ball Club of Uyo last Saturday won their first home match of the 2013/2014 Nigeria National League football season at Uyo township stadium.

Akwa Starlets midfielder, Johnson Philip provided the only game’s moment of real quality when he crashed a thunderous shot that beat the Ekiti goalkeeper to give the Uyo based side a hard fought victory. The team with over 90 percent of new players struggled to find the back of the net with players displaying individual skills without really achieving the much needed cohesion that would have taken the match beyond the Ekitians.

Samuel Okon, Mfon Udoh, ors bag Sports Fair Award - Emmanuel Akpan

The left full back of  the U-17 Golden Eaglets, Samuel Okon last weekend bagged the 2013 young player of the year Award.

Also conferred with the Award were the former Akwa United striker, Mfon Udoh as Akwa Ibom State Footballer of the year, Akwa united Chief Coach, Emmanuel King and the Executive Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, Hon. Godwin Ekpo as the pillar of sports development in Akwa Ibom State.

The award which was organized by the renowned Sports programme on AKBC TV “Sports fair” took place at the AKBC TV studio last Friday.

“You embezzled Akwa Starlets’ money” ….Assistant Team Manager tells Chairman - Emmanuel Akpan

It was an avenue for the exchange of words at  the Sport Stakeholders meeting convened by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sir Monday Uko, last Wednesday when the floor was made open for comments and reactions after the Commissioner’s address.

Following series of contributions from Stakeholders, it was gathered that the Assistant Team Manager of Akwa Starlet Football Club, Ebong Umoh Afia in his comment, accused his Chairman Mr. Ini Edoho of embezzling the funds released by the state government for the last football season and also called on him to make an account of how the money was spent. He said, “Please my Commissioner call him (Ini Edoho) to make an account of how he spent the money last season because it was a total fraud”